Utah Code § 35A-3-103: Department responsibilities.

The department shall:

(1) administer public assistance programs assigned by the Legislature and the governor;

(2) determine eligibility for public assistance programs in accordance with the requirements of this chapter;

(3) cooperate with the federal government in the administration of public assistance programs;

(4) administer state employment services;

(5) provide for the compilation of necessary or desirable information, statistics, and reports;

(6) perform other duties and functions required by law;

(7) monitor the application of eligibility policy;

(8) develop personnel training programs for effective and efficient operation of the programs administered by the department;

(9) provide refugee resettlement services in accordance with Section 35A-3-803;

(10) provide child care assistance for children in accordance with Part 2, Office of Child Care;

(11) provide services that enable an applicant or recipient to qualify for affordable housing in cooperation with:

(a) the Utah Housing Corporation;

(b) the Division of Community Services;

(c) the Division of Housing and Community Development within the Governor's Office of Economic Development; and

(d) local housing authorities;

(12) administer the Medicaid Eligibility Quality Control function in accordance with 42 C.F.R. Sec. 431.812; and

(13) conduct non-clinical eligibility hearings and issue final decisions in adjudicative proceedings, including expedited appeals as defined in 42 C.F.R. Sec. 431.224, for medical assistance eligibility under:

(a) Title 26B, Chapter 3, Health Care - Administration and Assistance; or

(b) Title 26B, Chapter 3, Part 9, Utah Children's Health Insurance Program.